Skip to content Skip to navigation

Free coaching for high school students

Assam Don Bosco University students held the annual day for tutorial students and their parents at ADBU Auditorium on November 26. Among the guests of honour were the Vice Chancellor and principal of the School of Technology along with Asha Bora and Azara Gram Panchayat President  Prabin Medhi. Vice-Chancellor Dr Stephen Mavely congratulated the students and faculty of both Schools of Technology and Social Sciences for organising the free evening coaching classes for high school students of the locality. Social Activist  Bora congratulated the Vice-Chancellor for the initiative and encouraged both students and faculty for their noble act toward the weaker students of the locality. “We are blessed with the presence of DonBoscoCollege and University in our Panchayat,” said  Medhi listing the progress made in just five years.

“What started off as outreach programme by some students of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) seven months ago, as evening coaching classes for 11 high school students from Azara Gaon village, to day the project has more than 130 students spread out from classes 7 to 10,” recalled Principal of School of Technology Prof Manoranjan Kalita.

Christened SWASTYAYAN (commitment), the project, started by ADBU’s School of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, was initiated to extend support and motivation among the children of communities in Azara Gaon Panchayat.

“It mainly aimed at providing them with tutorials in subjects like Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and English, besides taking care of their growth and developmental needs as adolescents in a climate of rapidly changing and often hostile environment,” says project coordinator  Victor Nazary of W department.

He adds, “Apart from academic inputs, the neighbourhood students were taken through a series of sessions on goal setting, time management, life-skill development, spoken English tutorials, recreation, games and sports that were intended to enthuse and enhance their overall personality and self-esteem.”

Various competitions in recitation, poetry, acting, singing, dancing, and drawing were conducted to identify the students’ talents so that their skills could be further honed.

The outstanding element of the programme has been the whole-hearted involvement of ADBU student communities of both Schools of Technology and Social Sciences.

Though it has been initiated and successfully run by the students of the Social Work Department, over a hundred students from the School of Technology participated as volunteers to teach, motivate, encourage and inspire the children from the neighbourhood.

Home-visits carried out in the communities, by the students of social work, have revealed peoples’ appreciation, gratitude and goodwill towards the programme, volunteers and the University.

The Swastyayan team conducted the Annual Day Programme, 26th November 2013,  to acknowledge and appreciate the dedication and efforts of the volunteers, on the one hand, and to gesture to the children and their parents that they’ll need to continue the good work with seriousness and dedication while preparing for their examinations in the coming days.

A pet project of ADBU Vice Chancellor Fr. (Dr.) Stephan Mavely, it all started last February with four W students, namely, Esalanmidaka Lyngdoh, Stephanie Nongkynrih, Habadei Kharsati and Veronica Nriame, facilitated by their Fieldwork Supervisor,  Narzary.

After an exploratory study to access the perception of ADBU students and faculty in undertaking a social commitment programme in the community the organizers initially got 30 participants to volunteer.

An ADBU team consisting of W Director Dr. Riju Sharma, Project Coordinator  Narzary, and four student volunteers visited community elders, Para Secretaries and the Sarkari Gaonburha,  Sarat Chandra Das and discussed the proposed intervention and invited their views on it.

The student volunteers proceeded on a door to door survey in four localities of Azara Panchayat to collect names and details of class 9 and 10 students willing to join the free tutorial.

In keeping up with its commitment to eradicate social evil of high school dropouts in the neighbourhood, ADBU extended its state-of-the-art classroo for the tutorial.

While several personality development sessions, recreational programmes and competitions were conducted to bolster the students’ growth and development, the volunteers had motivational and tutorial skilling sessions.

Recent home visits conducted reveal that the children, parents and community people are “highly satisfied by the service provided by the university through Swastyayan.”

Some of the parents suggested that “if the students could be taught English well, they could do well in other subjects too.”

Add new comment

Random Stories

VK Singh on 2-days Guwahati visit

10 Jul 2014 - 10:13am | AT News
DoNER minister VK Singh will be on a two-days visit to Guwahati on Saturday. During his maiden visit, Singh will open the ICC-NEDFi-sponsored National Cold Chain Summit in Dispur. Towards the...

Watch: Tribal development and Entrepreneurship after the pandemic

30 Jun 2020 - 9:31pm | AT News
Professor S B Roy, Chairman of the Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research and Development and Manoj K Das, MD of the North East Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) are in...

TMC to contest in a big way

26 Feb 2014 - 3:36pm | AT News
The Trinamool Congress will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha seat from Assam in a big way.This was more less of what the party boss Mamata Banerjee said she was addressing a huge rally in Guwahati on...

One militant killed in Encounter

12 May 2009 - 2:45am | Bikash Das
One unidentified suspected ULFA cadre was killed last night in an encounter took place at Sholmari village under Baihata Chariali PS in Kamrup Darrang Border. According to the police sources Kamrup...

Other Contents by Author

Guwahati:  The Delhi-based International Human Rights Council has announced an “Ambassador for Peace” Award for retired Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati. The Award will be conferred on 9th December 2019 in New Delhi in the presence of invitees from all over the country and abroad. One of the earlier recipients of the Award is the Dalai Lama among many other internationally known figures. International Human Rights Council is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, the organization gives voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable...
Guwahati: Salesian Cardinal Charles Maung Bo concluded his weeklong visit to the Northeast India on Wednesday, November 13, 2019,  after a concluding concelebrated Mass in Salesian Provincial House, Guwahati. Cardinal Bo, the President of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC) and Archbishop of Yangon, made his first ever visit to the region,  known as the cradle of the Salesian missions in India.   Cardinal Bo was the main celebrant of the Eucharist and  annual Eucharistic procession which was attended by some 2,00,000 people from the region.  The Cardinal won the hearts of the faithful of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills with the Eucharistic...
Kolkata: Bengal Governor, Shri Jagdeep Dhankar, formally launched the 4th Edition of “Wisdom Speaks” - a trilingual multi- disciplinary-peer-reviewed journal – published by Indian National Forum of Art and Culture (INFAC), a premier non-profit working for the promotion and invigoration of Art and Culture in India since 2005 at the ICCR event in Kolkata, 16 November. First Lady, Smt Sudesh Dhankar, was also present at the cultural function attended by eminent dignitaries and personalities. The cultural program was organized by INFAC in collaboration with ICCR (Indian Council For Cultural Relations). On the occasion, uniquely crafted Durga icons by Kolkata- based Church Art was...
Guwahati:  A book entitled ‘Pregnancy and Pregnancy Care Practice – the lived experience of the Bodos’ authored by Assistant Professor at Department of Sociology Dr. Jacob Islary was officially launched today, 29th October 2019 by Vice Chancellor, Assam Don Bosco University Fr. (Dr.) Stephen Mavely, in the presence of a large gathering of faculty and students of the University. Introducing the book, the author Dr. Islary spoke of ‘his childhood observation of the phenomenon of pregnancy and pregnancy care practice among communities – social and community sanctions outside marriage and celebrations within marriage’ and later his thought on ‘how did communities in the past understand...
Sonada: The Women’s Cell of Salesian College Sonada along with Radio Journalists (RJ) of Radio Salesian organized a rally on 25th October 2019 to create awareness on the need of child support and prevention of human trafficking. The rally was lead by Assistant Professors Miss Nomu Sherpa accompanied by Miss Pinky Gupta, Miss Shreya Agrawal, Mr Manoresh Thapa and two RJ's of Radio Salesian RJ Smriti and RJ Rejina and students of Salesian College Sonada. Guest Faculty Miss Bernali Gupta was also part of the Organising Committee. The rally with some 150 plus students in college uniform and carrying placards on child support and prevention of human trafficking started at 12:30 pm from...
A Gorkha Youth Trust held first ever intellectual symposium entitled the Gorkha Youth Summit 2019 (GYS) in Darjeeling at Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sammelan (G.D.N.S) Auditorium from 17 to 18 October. Various acclaimed youths and personalities of the Hills in the field of Education, Research, Environment, Art and Cinema, Music, Drama and Poetry, Literature, Sports, Politics, Journalism, Academics, Business and Social Field took part in the panel discussions and seminars over two days. The MBKS (Mukh Bandh Kaam Suru - stop chatter, start work) Trust designed the summit up on the foundation of the likes of the Literary Fests, Ted Talks, World Economic Forum, Oxford Union Debates &...
Shillong: A group of college students from northeast India spent their puja vacation learning leadership skills based on Biblical principles and Leadership Style of Jesus at Siloam wellness centre from 4th to 9th October 2019. Some 110 students from 18 Colleges/Universities in northeast India including students from Salesian College Siliguri and Sonada, North Bengal participated. Students from Manipur and Nagaland colleges could not participate at the popular annual event due to severe road conditions caused by landslides. Eighth in a series, the program christened Galilee Trail 2019 is a 6-day intensive group program in Christian leadership for college students that seek to...
 A city in school in Kolkata has become the first of a group of schools in eastern India to adopt the philosophy ‘Learn to Learn’ for its teachers, parents and students. The ‘Intellectual Meet to usher in the 21st Century teaching and learning methodology for students & parents’, was held at Our Lady Queen of the Missions School (QMS) – Salt Lake, Kolkata, on 7th September 2019. Eminent personalities and educationists from various states of East and North-East India participated in the day-long event. “Unlike other e-learning portals that provide content and courses, Edubrisk is a process oriented platform built using the latest technology and software bringing in a...
Guwahati: Speaking at the 8th annual Convocation of Assam Don Bosco University Guwahati, 7th September 2019, Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi said, “The government of India wants to establish the country as an ‘AI Garage.’ The Governor explained saying, “It means that if a company can deploy an AI technology in India, it will then be applicable for the whole developing world. AI research in India will focus on healthcare - increasing access and affordability of quality healthcare; agriculture - enhancing farmer’s income, farm productivity and reduction of wastage; education- improving access and quality of education; smart cities and infrastructure- efficient connectivity for the...
Kolkata: Mother Teresa’s country man His Excellency Nehat Emini Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Macedonia in New Delhi visited Mother Teresa’s tomb in Kolkata a day after her 22nd death anniversary on 6th September 2019. H.E. Emini was accompanied by H.E. Namit Bajoria, Honorary Consul of Macedonia in Kolkata an eminent entrepreneur and philanthropist who installed life size statue of Mother Teresa cast in bronze. It is installed at Archbishop’s House along with the life size bronze statue of St Pope John Paul II who stayed at the venue in February 1986. On arrival at the Mother House H.E. Emini was received by Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Prema...